Flashback: Pelosi threatens Conyers' chairmanship over impeachment

[Truth2Tell]

In light of the latest courageous actions by Dennis Kucinich, I think it's worthwhile to revisit this http://www.slate.com/id/2172547/nav/tap1/">report from last August in Slate:

The prospect of an impeachment inquiry by the House judiciary committee would concentrate the minds of the president and vice president wonderfully on obeying rather than sabotaging the Constitution. But Speaker Pelosi has at least figuratively joined hands with the White House in opposition. Emulating the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland, she has threatened the removal of Michigan Rep. John Conyers from his chairmanship of the House judiciary committee if an impeachment inquiry were even opened, according to reliable congressional chatter.

Are these threats still a factor? Or is Conyers' opposition entirely his own?

[Truth2Tell]

1. kick. nt

[Wizard777]

2. Point of order!

[Truth2Tell]

5. Silence!!! (Bangs Gavel). nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. I hate to say it but this is a whole CYA operation on the part of the leadership

its all about torture, and their knowledge of it

[Truth2Tell]

4. Yep, I hate

that what you say is true.

[Canuckistanian]

6. I never heard this before

I would have thought it warranted more attention.

[truedelphi]

7. Ever since Conyers "mellowed" on impeachment

Like by January of this year when he started saying it would be a huge mistake during an election year, I started supposing that the Powers that Be hold something over his head.

[nashville_brook]

8. she would remove Conyers for doing his job-Reid keeps LIEberman on Homeland Sec

regardless of his basically being a Republican. that's SOME democratic leadership we have.

[truedelphi]

10. It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, and can you spell

G-A-T-E-K-E-E-P-E-R-S, boys and girls?

[nashville_brook]

13. "gatekeepers," "collaborators" -- tomato, tomahto.

[Fireweed247]

14. yup, you are both right

And most of the US Congress needs to be thrown out along with Nancy

[DogPoundPup]

9. Speaker Must Be Removed For Her Illegal Position on Impeachment Investigation

The Constitution does not delegate any power to the Speaker to decide impeachment issues. That power was only delegated to the House of Representatives.

Speaker Pelosi is confused. She is (for now) Speaker, not the Constitutionally recognized chamber. The Speaker has no power to impeach; and no legal authority to compel the House not to investigate and not to debate articles of impeachment.
http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/06/speaker-must-be-removed-for-he.php

[chill_wind]

11. K & R n/t

[Echo In Light]

12. ...

:wtf:

Here's to ya, Nance...

[cyberpj]

15. kick'd and recommend'd AND sign'd the petition:

To Replace Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House of Representatives for the Purposes of Pursuing Impeachment

http://www.petitiononline.com/everyman/petition.html